Do tattoos impair the skin’s ability to sweat? Despite the global ubiquitousness of tattoos this question has received surprisingly little research attention. A new, first-of-its-kind study is ...

Scientists have discovered the signaling pathways that help hair follicles and sweat glands form during development, and identified the mechanism that allows both of these features to coexist in human ...

Zoom in on your skin, and you will see several tiny structures. This section of human skin shows a detailed view of both hair follicles and sweat glands. Zoom in on your skin, and you will see several ...

Hairy skin may not seem like a desirable thing – until you lack it. Burn and blast victims who require skin reconstruction often do not develop hair follicles or sweat glands on their new skin, which ...

You've heard that they can sag with age, perpetuate the name of a regrettable ex, or reveal an embarrassing inability to spell. But tattoos may also impair the way we sweat, potentially causing the ...

Sweating and sweat activation by the sympathetic nervous system were evaluated in 100 patients: 50 with atopic dermatitis and 50 controls. Twice as many participants with atopic dermatitis met the ...